Building v2

This page covers what changed in bs_building. The base rules (flags, declared raids, decay, ranks) are still on Building, flags & raids. Players read Building guide.

Migration 046_building_v2.sql adds the new columns. Nothing else to do on update except restart bs_building.

What is new for players

• Three build menus (wheel, bottom bar, catalogue with a 3D preview). Default build menu in F1 decides which one players who never picked get.
• Instant build: placing pays the cost and a short hammer swing finishes the piece. Turn Instant build off to go back to frames you fill with materials.
• Snapping, support rules, and wood, scrap metal and concrete tiers with in-place upgrades.
• Power: three generators, lights, power poles, junction boxes and wires.
• Locks (faction lock or code lock), storage, vending crates, flags with a salvage crate when removed.

F1 settings

Category Building & Raids. Defaults in brackets.

Group	Settings
Rules	Building on (on), Build mode (anywhere; claim = only inside your faction flag), Piece limit per player (150), Piece cap per faction (300, claim mode), Flag radius (m) (50), Outposts per faction (2), Build cost scale (1), Admins build free (off)
Where	No building in safezones (on), Safezone padding (m) (60), Allowed areas only (off)
Placing	Instant build (on), Structure needs support (on), Upgrade time (ms) (5000), Hammer time (ms) (7000), Use nearby storage (on), Storage radius (m) (10), Stream distance (m) (150)
Power	Generator power radius (m) (20), Pole power radius (m) (12), Power wires (on), Longest wire (m) (40), Generator sound (on)
Refunds	Full refund window (min) (10), Late refund (0.5), Flag removal refund (%) (50), Abandoned base decay (h) (24)
Vending	Vending crates (on), Vending max price (100000), Vending tax (%) (0)
Raids	Raiding (off), Raid window start and end hour (18 and 23), Raids always open (off), Declared raid length (min) (180), Raid declare cooldown (min) (720), Sledgehammer time and damage, Angle grinder time, Vehicle ram damage
Decay	Base decay (off), Decay after (days) (7), Decay tick (min) (30), Decay damage (%) (5)
Other	Bed respawn cooldown (min) (5), Default build menu

Raiding and Base decay are off by default: bases cannot be damaged or looted by others and never decay. Turn them on when you want raids.

Piece costs

F1 > Building materials is the cost editor. Pick a piece and a tier and change the materials and amounts. Overrides are saved in the profile. The base list of pieces, models, health, support and costs is Building.Pieces in bs_building/config/config_building.lua, and the tiers are Building.TierOrder (wood, metal, concrete). You can add your own pieces there or through the RegisterPlaceable export. Wire and battery items, fuel items and generator tank sizes are in the same file.

Where players can build

• Safezones and outposts, plus padding, are blocked.
• Staff can add circles with /buildzone. A block circle stops building, an allow circle is where building is permitted when Allowed areas only is on.
• Fixed areas can also go in Building.Zones in the config.

Commands

All staff only (bs.admin or bs.superadmin).

Command	What
/buildzone add block|allow <radius> [name]	Add a zone where you stand (5 to 5000 m)
/buildzone remove <id>	Remove a zone
/buildzone list	List zones (shown on your map for 60 s)
/buildbases	Open the bases list (F10 > World > Bases). From the console it prints the biggest bases
/removebase <charId>	Remove one player’s whole base
/clearbuilds [radius]	Remove every piece, or only the ones in a radius around you

/buildmodels (any player, client side) prints which model each piece really uses on your game build in the F8 console, which helps when a prop looks wrong.

Staff actions and zone changes go to bs_guard_log with kinds build_*.